About me:
I cannot say I always wanted to be teacher but I always knew teaching was something I was really good at. It is something I would do for free. I am eldest of four but first in the extended family of 50+ to attend college and graduate. As a first generation immigrant, I had the typical struggles in my early years of schooling. But I like to consider myself as a living cliche of the "American dream".
When I am not working on school related work, I spend majority of my wake hours with my two boys, six and three. When time permits, I love to cook, watch movies, shop and sing karaoke with my friends. We travel a lot and so far have been to: Thailand, Singapore, Japan, Hawa'ii, Taiwan, Dubai. There are a lot of things in my bucket list including a 21 day complete Europe tour.
Philosophy I live by: "A man is but the product of his thoughts what he thinks, he becomes." Gandhi
Educational Background:
High School: Magnolia High School, Anaheim
College: University of California Irvine
Post-Baccalaureate: California State University Fullerton
Recent research experience:
"Anti-oxidant properties of Manganese ion in C. elegan model organism."
(Quest for fountain of youth)
Dr. Chandra Srinivasan
Department of Biochemistry
CSU Fullerton
Summer 2012
Recent Awards:
Teaching as a Primary Profession in Biology and Biochemistry
Robert C. Noyce Scholarship Program (National Science Foundation)
CSU Fullerton 2011-2012
Math and Science Teacher Scholarship
CSU Fullerton 2010
PRISE Informal Science Education Internship
Summer 2010
Future Interest of Study: Pharmaceutical Chemistry (MSc.)